Science Café
Science Cafés help to promote scientific literacy by encouraging relaxed, open conversations among scientists and nonscientists of all ages.
Join us at the museum for snacks/socials at 5:30 p.m., with presentations beginning in the RELC at 6:00 p.m.
The RELC was built, in part, by the Volusia County ECHO Program in 2007 with a generous grant of $325,000. This ECHO-supported facility is used as a classroom, lecture hall, and activity space for our monthly public events (Science Saturdays and Science Cafes) and K-12 school and other tour group programming; it also includes a small exhibit and exploration gallery called The Nature Nook which is open to the public during regular museum hours at no cost to visitors.
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Dates at a Glance
Fall 2024
- September 12 - Pit Viper Behavioral Ecology with Dr. Terry Farrell, Stetson Biology Professor, retired
- October 17 - Gallery Opening & Presentation - Uncertain Sanctuary: Florida Springs Sculptures by Judith Greavu, meet the artist and hear guest speaker Ryan Smart, Director of the Florida Springs Council
- November 14 - Mangroves and Saltmarsh with Carolyn Kovacs, Florida Sea Grant
Spring 2024
- February 22 - Searching for the First Floridians – Excavations at the Tatum-Crockett Site (8CO1483) on the Lower Santa Fe River with Bob Knight, Director of the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute
- March 14 - Solar Eclipse 2024 with Derek Demeter, Director of the Seminole State College Planetarium
- April 18 - Coastal Pollution Challenges with Brooke Saari (Stetson alum), South Carolina Sea Grant
Fall 2024
September 12
Pit Viper Behavioral Ecology with Dr. Terry Farrell, Stetson Biology Professor, retired; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social. Cultural Credit is available for Stetson undergraduates.
October 17
Gallery Opening & Presentation - Uncertain Sanctuary: Florida Springs Sculptures by Judith Greavu; Come meet artist and sculptor Judith Greavu at the opening reception for her special visiting exhibit, with guest speaker Ryan Smart, Director of the Florida Springs Council; at 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social. Cosponsored with Stetson's Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience (IWER). Cultural Credit is available for Stetson undergraduates.
November 14
Mangroves and Saltmarsh with Carolyn Kovacs, Florida Sea Grant; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social. Cosponsored with Stetson's Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience (IWER). Cultural Credit is available for Stetson undergraduates.
Spring 2024
February 22
Searching for the First Floridians – Excavations at the Tatum-Crockett Site (8CO1483) on the Lower Santa Fe River with Bob Knight, Director of the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social. Read more & RSVP Today! (reservations are appreciated but not required)
Cultural Credit is available for Stetson undergraduates.
March 14
Solar Eclipse 2024 with Derek Demeter, Director of the Seminole State College Planetarium; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social. Read more & RSVP Today! (reservations are appreciated but not required)
Cultural Credit is available for Stetson undergraduates.
April 18
Coastal Pollution Challenges with Brooke Saari (Stetson alum), South Carolina Sea Grant; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social. Co-sponsored by Stetson's Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience (IWER). Read more & RSVP Today! (reservations are appreciated but not required)
Cultural Credit is available for Stetson undergraduates.
Archived Videos
Spring 2021 - Armchair Geology - event recordings now available
- Episode 1: February 24, 2021 - Armchair Geology Series - Wetlands Geology with Stetson University professor Ben Tanner, et al.; (watch Armchair Geology - Wetlands event recording).
- Episode 2: March 31, 2021 - Armchair Geology Series - Hydrology with J.P. Gannon, Virginia Tech; (watch Armchair Geology - Hydrology event recording).
- Episode 3: April 7, 2021 - Armchair Geology Series - Tectonics & Structural Geology with Cheryl Waters-Tormey, Western Carolina University; (watch Armchair Geology - Structural Geology event recording).
- Episode 4: April 22, 2021 - Armchair Geology Series - Metamorphic Uplift with Ethan Fagan, University of Texas - San Antonio and Natural Bridge Caverns, San Antonio, Texas; (watch Armchair Geology - Metamorphic Uplift event recording).